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Judge Geathers 1

Statistics & Community Justice 2016

2

HPD Cadets Visit, HFD Fire Prevention 3

Nancy Hunter & Elizabeth Rosa Honored 4

Summer 2016 Community Service Projects 5 - 6

Community Service Sites 7

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Hartford Community CourtHartford Community Court

News & UpdatesNews & Updates Fall

2016 Produced by Chris Pleasanton Volume 18, Issue 1

Presiding Judge Tammy D. Geathers

The Hartford Community Court

summer 2016 community

service projects (see more on

pages 5 & 6)

COMMUNITY

SERVICE 2016

JUDGE GEATHERS TO SERVE AGAIN

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

The Hartford Community Court is pleased to announce that the Hon. Tammy

Geathers has been assigned to serve another one-year term as the presiding judge

of the Hartford Community Court. Judge Geathers has served in this post since

September 2015.

“I am very pleased to stay at the Hartford Community Court,” Judge Geathers said.

“I have a vision to continue to improve upon this court and expand our long history

of success.”

Judge Geathers continued: “I intend to raise the standard of accountability to

meaningfully meet the expectations of the communities we serve. We also need to

strive to provide quality service opportunities for our defendants. Many need help

and ignoring those needs does a disservice to them. The Community Court will also

be a place of respect in the way we treat defendants and in the standards of conduct

we expect in the courthouse from the public and staff alike.”

Longtime Hartford

Community Court judge,

the Hon. Raymond R.

Norko, who is now a judge

trial referee will continue

to serve at the Hartford

Community Court, both by

sitting on the bench each

Tuesday and providing his

experience in an advisory

capacity.

Honorable Tammy Geathers

COMMUNITY SERVICE ⟺ COMMUNITY PRIDE

Community Court Statistics

MAY TOTALS

429 1,557 Total Arraignments

Community Service Hours

Value of CS ($9.15 Min Wage)

Social Service Referrals non DMHAS

Appearance Rate

Suburban Caseload

JUNE JULY AUGUST

414 365

1,992 2,458 2,227

$18,226 $22,490 $20,377

39 41 33

90% 90% 89%

21% 24% 25%

9,023

$82,558

122

90% AVG

23% AVG

349

2,346

91%

$21,465

9

23%

COMMUNITY JUSTICE 2016

The 2016 Community Justice International Summit was held in Chicago

from April 13 to April 15. Guests and speakers attended from all over

the United States and from countries including Australia, England,

Mexico, Israel and Canada among many others. The Hartford

Community Court was invited to participate by the Center for Court

Innovation and the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice

Assistance along with fellow Mentor Courts from Dallas, Texas,

Orange County and San Francisco, California.

The Hartford Community Court was represented by Judicial Branch

Program Manager Chris Pleasanton and Community Partners in

Action Program Manager Deborah Barrows. The Division of Criminal Justice was represented by Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Tom

O’Brien. Each was a featured speaker on panels dealing with court

development, community service and procedural justice respectively.

RAISING FIRE PREVENTION AWARENESS

HARTFORD POLICE ACADEMY VISIT

(L to r) Lt. Mario Oquendo, HFD Cadet Romona Walters, and

Firefighter Michael Sawyer

The Hartford Community Court was pleased to host a visit to the court by the recruits from the Hartford Police

Academy. The recruits, led by instructor Lt. Christine Mertes, met with Judge Raymond R. Norko for an hour on June

21. Judge Norko discussed the history of the Hartford Community Court, quality of life crime and community policing

with the recruits. CPA Field Supervisor Elizabeth Rosa and Judicial Branch Program Manager Chris Pleasanton also

spoke with the class.

“I was very impressed by the recruits from the Hartford Police Academy,” Judge Norko. “They are committed to

serving their community and I would like to wish them all the best as they become police officers in the near future.”

In August, the Hartford Fire Department and the Hartford

Community Court continued a longstanding collaboration to

raise fire prevention and safety awareness when Lt. Mario

Oquendo ran an informational table in the lobby of the

court. Lt. Oquendo was joined by his colleagues, HFD

Firefighter Michael Sawyer and HFD Cadet Romona Walters.

Together, they provided information on Hartford Fire

Department programs and basic fire safety tips to

interested members of the public.

“We are very appreciative of the Hartford Fire Department

coming to the courthouse to raise fire safety awareness,”

Judge Geathers said. “Their efforts have a positive effect on

our community and may even help save a life.”

For more information on Hartford Fire Department programs

please visit their website at http://hartford.gov/fire/ or call

the Special Services Unit at (860) 757-4520.

Judge Norko with the HPD recruits

NANCY HUNTER RECOGNIZED

ELIZABETH ROSA HONORED

Nancy Hunter is one of the most important people at Hartford Community Court. That is not an overstatement. As

a clinical outreach worker for InterCommunity, Ms. Hunter works in collaboration with the Department of Mental

Health and Addiction Services team on the Jail Diversion Substance Abuse program, known as JDSA, that aims to

make fast and direct treatment placements for defendants being arraigned at the Hartford Community Court and

GA14 Hartford Superior Court on Lafayette Street. Through her efforts, many dozens of people have been placed in

quality treatment programs instead of facing possible incarceration and continued addiction.

Ms. Hunter was recently recognized by the Connecticut

Certification Board with the David Powell Lifetime of

Service Award for her many years of outstanding work in

in this and other programs to help people suffering with

substance abuse and mental health illnesses.

“For Nancy Hunter, helping people isn’t just her job, it’s

her calling,” Judge Geathers said. “She so richly deserves

this recognition and I would like to congratulate her on

behalf of the community court.”

Being a good neighbor is something many of us aspire to. For Elizabeth Rosa, it is a

daily reality at the Hartford Community Court. Ms. Rosa, Community Partners in

Action crew leader on the court’s community service team, was recently honored by

the students of the Adult Education Center in Hartford, located three buildings from

the court, for opening our door to the students and making available winter clothes

donations. Students were able to select winter coats, hats, gloves, and scarves to

keep them warm in winter. The clothes were obtained by CPA through their outreach

efforts and staff donations and are given to in-need defendants and local residents.

“Elizabeth’s efforts to help our neighborhood’s students exemplifies the core values

of what this court is about community,” Judge Geathers said. “It is also a reflection of

Elizabeth’s values of integrity and humanity as a professional and a person.”

(Right) CPA Crew Leader Elizabeth Rosa

(Right) Intercommunity Clinical Outreach Coordinator

Nancy Hunter

SUMMER 2016 COMMUNITY SERVICE

(Above) Community service crews working in the

Earle Street Community Garden (Below Left and

center) cleaning in Hyland Park (Right and below

right) Helping set-up at the CHS National Community

Health Center Day event

(Left) Cleaning on Park Street., (Middle)

Working on the plant beds at Riverfront

Recapture (Above Right) CPA Field

Supervisor Kristine Velez with Mayor Luke

Bronin at South Green Park Flag Day

ceremony

(Left right and below)

Cleaning overflowing garbage bins

and debris from city streets

PLEASE NOTE:

All faces obscured to protect the

privacy of the defendants

SUMMER 2016 COMMUNITY SERVICE

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

1 2 3

6 7 8 9 10

13 14 15 16 17

20 21 22 23 24

27 28 29 30

June 2016

COMMUNITY SERVICE SITES

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

1

4 5 6 7 8

11 12 13 14 15

18 19 20 21 22

25 26 27 28 29

July 2016

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

1 2 3 4 5

8 9 10 11 12

15 16 17 18 19

22 23 24 25 26

29 30 31

August 2016

Elizabeth Park Rose Garden,

Waverly Street

Foodshare, Riverfront Recapture,

Knox Parks—Earle St. Community

Garden

Ebony Horsewomen, South Green

Park w/ DPW, Stonington St.,

Van Block Ave., Curcombe St.

CRT Mobile Foodshare,


Russ St., Jefferson St.



Garden

Ebony Horsewomen,

Riverfront Recapture,

Washington St., Foot Wear w/Care



Garden

Foodshare, Riverfront Recapture Holcomb Farm, Washington St.,


Garden, Ebony Horsewomen

Foodshare,

Elizabeth Park Rose Garden

Foodshare, Riverfront Recapture, Ebony Horsewomen,

Holcomb Farm, Maple Ave.,

Webster St., Barry Square


Independence Day Foodshare, Riverfront Recapture,

Holcomb Farm, Chestnut St.,

Walnut St., Sargeant St.



Garden, South Green Park


South Green Park, Ridgefield St.

Place of Grace Food Pantry,

Tower Ave. Jewish Cemetery,

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center



Garden, Elizabeth Park


Bliss St.

Foodshare, Holcomb Farm,

Benton St.




Grafton St.

Foodshare,

Holcomb Farm

Foodshare,

Foodshare Salvation Army,



Foodshare

Foodshare, Holcomb Farm,

Keney Park, Mark Twain House

CRT Food Truck, Capen St.,



Foodshare

Foodshare, Holcomb Farm Lozada Park, Rusee St.,

Putnam St. Playground



Foodshare

Foodshare,

Holcomb Farm

Charter Oak Health Fair,

CRT Food Truck, South Green Park,



Foodshare

Foodshare,

Holcomb Farm


Tower Ave. Jewish Cemetery


Foodshare

Foodshare,

Holcomb Farm

Sigourney St. Playground,


South Green Park, CRT Food Truck

Foodshare,


Garden

Ebony Horsewomen,

Riverfront Recapture

Foodshare, South Green Park w/

DPW, Plainfield St.

Foodshare, Ebony Horsewomen,

Sherbrooke Ave., Hillside Ave.,

Grafton St.

Foodshare,


Garden

Ebony Horsewomen,

Riverfront Recapture

Foodshare, Sherbrooke Ave.,

Hillside Ave., Grafton St.

Foodshare, Riverfront Recapture

Foodshare,

Mark Twain Dr.



Garden

Foodshare, South Green Park,


Garden, Stonington St.


Maple Ave., Washington St.,



Washington St., Russ St.


Tower Ave. Jewish Cemetery,

Hudson St., Webster St.

Foodshare, Washington St.,


Garden



Foodshare, New Park Ave.,

Maple Ave. Webster St.,

Barry Square


Washington St. Garden


Foodshare, City-wide trashbag

pickup


Hyland Park w/ DPW, Foodshare


Foodshare


Foodshare

Foodshare

Foodshare

Foodshare

CHS Health Fair,

Foodshare

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